China critical long-term strategic challenge, warns EU

IANS | July 27, 2026 5:06 PM

Brussels, July 27 (IANS) The European Union's latest strategic assessment on the bloc’s security priorities and rapidly-changing geopolitical scenario has slammed China for seeking to increase its influence in Europe and positioning itself to win systemic competition, combining industrial scale, technological ambition, and global reach while exploiting instability.

Nepal inaugurates its first tunnel road

IANS | July 27, 2026 3:08 PM

Kathmandu, July 27 (IANS) Nepal's first road tunnel officially came into operation on Monday, marking the country's entry into the era of tunnel roads.

Women losing jobs in Bangladesh’s ready-made garment industry: Report

IANS | July 27, 2026 1:56 PM

New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Large-scale sacking of women has taken place in Bangladesh’s ready-made garment (RMG) industry, which was one of the world’s most celebrated stories of female economic empowerment, pulling millions of women into paid work and reshaping families, villages and the national economy, according a report in the Dhaka-based The Daily Star.

China exploiting rift among EU members to push exports: Report

IANS | July 27, 2026 1:22 PM

New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) While Beijing’s relations with the European Union (EU) remain strained due to China’s growing trade surplus, the Communist country has been cleverly cultivating several individual members of the EU bloc to step up its exports, according to an article in Financial Times.